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Leveraging Insights from Genetics to Understand the Roots of Crohn’s Disease

Researchers at the Broad Institute are leading an investigation to determine how Crohn’s disease develops and identify potential therapies. In the U.S., 201 of every 100,000 individuals suffer from Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes symptoms like persistent diarrhea,... Read More

Much to Stomach: Investigating Why IBD Takes Root in Asia

The West imports plenty of goods from Asia. But there’s one transfer in the other direction that is very negative indeed. It’s the job of gastroenterologist Siew Ng at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) to stop that flow. Two decades ago, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was virtually... Read More

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Leveraging Insights from Genetics to Understand the Roots of Crohn’s Disease

Much to Stomach: Investigating Why IBD Takes Root in Asia